Helen

If Helen was the lucky mascot for innumerable movies in the 1960s and 1970s, Asha Bhosle was the voice that matched her sensational dances every step of the way.

Her magnetic vocals and Helen's bewitching persona were a winning formula as film after film featured their stunning 'item' songs.

Take musical blockbusters like Teesri Manzil, Caravan and Mere Jeevan Saathi with their electrifying dance numbers O haseena zulfonwali, the unforgettable Piya tu ab to aa ja and the seductive Aao na gale lagao na.

Even before these hip Western dances, Helen had performed the mujra, Tora man bada paapi, backed by Asha's vocals for Ganga Jumna and the typical 1960s party number, Shokh nazar ki bijliyan from Woh Kaun Thi?

Helen apparently sent Asha chocolates before recording each of their songs as an incentive to add that extra bit of magic to Helen's dances. Asha obliged.

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